Lunch on the boat

Cruise to Komodo

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October 29th 2008
We took a boat to the island of Lombok where we spent a couple of days and then we took another boat to the Gilli islands. We went diving there and a girl on the dive boat asked if we were getting jaded by traveling for so long. Did things fail to impress us anymore? I answered "Absolutely not!" As a matter of fact, just the night before we saw a huge orange, perfectly round moon rise up and i ... read more

Asia » Indonesia

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more